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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 10-16, 2015.
The Navajo Nation is sparring with the EPA over compensation from the Animas River spill http://t.co/WWykRGpuUj
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 13, 2015
Copy of a postal service audit shows the extent of mail surveillance. http://t.co/7BKj4DHCfz via @nixonron pic.twitter.com/Z98kEJxZL5
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 13, 2015
Q&A: Why are bloggers being killed in Bangladesh? http://t.co/d4R04bBXDj pic.twitter.com/SWvmJwmxD5
— AJE News (@AJENews) August 13, 2015
Returning foreign fighters: Criminalization or reintegration? http://t.co/8nF7AZMI6t
— Blogs of War (@BlogsofWar) August 13, 2015
A response to those who ask why blacks talk about police killings instead of (as well as) black-on-black crime: http://t.co/8OhFmRN3FV
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) August 13, 2015
Scott Walker touts his record as a fiscal conservative. So, what’s up with the Bucks arena deal? http://t.co/4k1QyqODBP (via @David_Boaz)
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) August 13, 2015
Report: U.S. investigating ISIL chemical weapons use http://t.co/1K0ajbsVcy
— POLITICO (@politico) August 13, 2015
Roads that can charge your electric car as you drive it? They may arrive sooner than you think http://t.co/DfSQWtVs98 pic.twitter.com/OJ3aVLki5V
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) August 13, 2015
Bibi has been against a nuke deal with Iran for decades. Too bad he helped lay the groundwork that made it happen. http://t.co/7qY2yUJdXw
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 13, 2015
It’s crunch time for Joe Biden’s 2016 decision: http://t.co/ioGrkisYd7 pic.twitter.com/76Ehqz1AlX
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2015
With $350 Billion Plan, Hillary Clinton Prods Rivals on Student Debt http://t.co/eTKVSU7iTL
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) August 13, 2015
Why it matters that the FDA approved the very first 3D-printed drug http://t.co/oCYp62X3bH
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 13, 2015
This Harvard professor is trying to “hack” the political system with a presidential bid http://t.co/2a3Z4NPgC5
— USA TODAY College (@USATODAYcollege) August 13, 2015
.@NancyPelosi, @RepAdamschiff & other House Dems seek to allay concerns over Iran deal http://t.co/p9OkpnqE78 | Getty pic.twitter.com/pvMjcTffma
— POLITICO (@politico) August 13, 2015
New Jersey voters want Christie to resign: http://t.co/1O3r5A91zY pic.twitter.com/AL6oQRPcRz
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2015